Memo to Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Media --

Memo to Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Media --:

"My adoptive parents told me I was 'chosen,' but the kids at school told me I was a 'bastard.'

The recent headlines about Arnold Schwarzenegger's infidelities and the son he fathered out of wedlock have stirred many old memories and emotions.

I was four years old when I learned I was adopted. It was just before my sister Maureen's eighth birthday. I told her, 'I know what you're getting for your birthday.'

'Don't spoil the secret,' she said. 'If you tell me, I'm going to tell you a secret!'

Well, that was the wrong thing to say! I had to know what she was keeping from me! I said, 'You're getting a blue dress for your birthday.'

Maureen said, 'And you were adopted.'

I ran off to find our mother, Jane Wyman, in the den. I asked her, 'What does 'adopted' mean?'"